John A. Wagner
Feb 12, 2017
John A. Wagner, 97, died Feb. 12, 2017, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend. He was born Jan. 20, 1920, at Wichita, the son of John B. and Carrie Ann (Huggins) Wagner. He married Margie Giltner Dec. 20, 1944, at Wichita. They later divorced. He then married Viola M. (Parker) Tobias April 17, 1970, at Great...
Larry Michael Nicholson
Feb 11, 2017
Larry Michael Nicholson, 75, of Hays, died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017 at home. He was born Nov. 22, 1941 in Nevada, Missouri, to Nina Potter Nicholson and Lee Nicholson. He married Celia Eveleigh July 26, 1964 in Hoisington, Kansas. After graduating high school in Hoisington, KS he earned a Bachelor's degree and a Ph.D. from Kansas State University. He took...
Thomas L. Brack
Feb 10, 2017
Thomas L. "Tom" Brack, 71, died February 10, 2017 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center in Great Bend. He was born February 15, 1945 at Great Bend, the son of Dan and Lydia (Muth) Brack. He married Sharon Prosser April 15, 1971 at Great Bend, she passed away January 7, 2012. Tom was a lifelong Great Bend resident....
Hartwell Cadow "Chip" Flint Iii
Feb 6, 2017
Hartwell Cadow "Chip" Flint, III, 54, died Feb. 6, 2017, at his home, Great Bend. He was born July 16, 1962, at Natchez, Miss., the son of Hartwell Cadow and Donna Jean (Seitz) Flint, Jr. He was married to Margaret Quintero from 1996 to 2006. She survives. A Great Bend resident most of his life, Mr. Flint was a...
Elsie Marie Clowers
Feb 6, 2017
Elsie Marie Clowers, 88, died Feb. 6, 2017 at Hays Medical Center.
She was born July 1, 1928 at Chetopa, the daughter of Lawrence and Martha (McCollough) Rose. Elsie married Lawrence Meek, Aug. 31, 1947, at Hutchinson. They were later divorced. She later married Arthur "Bud" Clowers July 14, 1979, at St. John. He died...
Lois Ann Anderson
Feb 5, 2017
Lois Ann Anderson, 67, died Feb. 5, 2017, at her home in Great Bend. She was born Nov. 10, 1949, at Cadillac, Mich., the daughter of William and Mildred (Gable) McQuiston . She worked for Great Bend Housing Authority as a Housing Supervisor. Lois has been a Great Bend resident since 1993, coming from Grapevine, Texas. ...
Barbara L. Ellis
Feb 5, 2017
Barbara L. Ellis, 75, died Feb. 5, 2017, at her home in Great Bend. She was born Jan. 5, 1942, at Great Bend, the daughter of Clifford John and LaVerne Louise (Lewis) Ellis. She was a lifetime Great Bend resident. She enjoyed flowers, bird watching, her great-grandchildren, and traveling, especially to Mardi Gras. She was dietary manager for Great...
Ruby Elaine Manweiler
Feb 5, 2017
Ruby Elaine Manweiler (Nuss), went to her heavenly home on February 5, 2017. Ruby was brought into this earthly world by her father at their home in the Wheatland Township, Barton County, Kansas. She graduated from Great Bend High School in 1951.
Ruby then married the...
Esther Maher
Jan 31, 2017
Esther Maher, 92, a long-time resident of Great Bend, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Almost Home, Inc., surrounded by her family. Esther, daughter of Anthony J. and Rosa Dreiling Pfeifer, was born on Jan. 29, 1925, in Victoria. She was united in Holy Matrimony to Donald Maher on Nov. 7, 1949, at Victoria. Donald preceded her in death...
Rose Eva Magie
Jan 28, 2017
Rose Eva Magie, 94, died Jan. 28, 2017, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. She was born Feb. 8, 1922, at Claflin, the daughter of Joseph E. and Anna (Wolfel) Reif. She married Dale Magie May 22, 1992, at Great Bend. He died May 1, 1996. A Great Bend resident since 1978, coming from Ellsworth, Mrs. Magie worked...
I.C. "Ike" Walter
Jan 27, 2017
I.C. "Ike" Walter, 91, died Jan. 27, 2017, at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. Born July 7, 1925 at Chambers, Neb., he was the son of John and Matilda (Lierman) Walter. Ike married Jacqueline Ann King Dec. 18, 1948, at Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, Neb. Ike was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters....
Ruth L. White
Jan 22, 2017
Ruth L. White, 91, died Jan. 22, 2017, at Woodhaven Care Center, Ellinwood. She was born Dec. 4, 1925, at Great Bend, the daughter of Arthur A. and Mary Ellen (Keenan) Campbell. She married William A. White Jan. 11, 1947, at St. John. He died Oct. 10, 2005. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mrs. White was a homemaker.
She...
James S. "Jim" Bowers
Jan 22, 2017
James S. "Jim" Bowers, 80, died Jan. 22, 2017, at his home in Great Bend. He was born Aug. 27, 1936, at Herington, the son of Henry Verle and Estella (Engel) Bowers. He married Sharon Fisher April 26, 1959, at Abilene. A Great Bend resident since 1962, coming from Herington, Mr. Bowers was chief engineer for KCKT and KSNC-TV.
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Daniel Lee "Dan" Bachman
Jan 21, 2017
Daniel Lee "Dan" Bachman, 59, died January 21, 2017 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington. He was born September 22, 1957, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the son of Albert and Peggy (Churchman) Bachman. Dan moved to Claflin in 1969 from Hutchinson. He graduated from Claflin High School in 1975.
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William E. "Bill" Radke
Jan 19, 2017
William E. "Bill" Radke, 77, died Jan. 19, 2017 at Hays Medical Center in Hays. He was born June 17, 1939 at Downs, the son of Paul & Clara (Brack) Radke.
He married Patricia Debes Sept. 14, 1961 at Hoisington.
Bill was a 1957 graduate of Hoisington High School, then furthered his education at Emporia...
Raymond Lee Hanken
Jan 18, 2017
Raymond Lee "Ray" Hanken, 73, died Jan. 18, 2017, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. He was born June 21, 1943, at Great Bend, the son of Frederick and Alice (Horst) Hanken. Ray married Patricia J. Freeburg July 27, 1963, at Peace Lutheran Church, rural Albert.
From 1963-1980, he was a project manager for Allied-Shaffer and H.C. Smith...
Jeanine Lunsford
Jan 18, 2017
Jeanine Lunsford, 78, died Jan. 18, 2017, at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita. She was born June 5, 1938, at Enid, Okla., the daughter of Frank B. and Audrey Fern (Whitaker) Cluster. She married Larry Dean Lunsford June 9, 1956, at Great Bend. He died March 14, 2013. A lifetime Great Bend resident, she was owner...
Steven J. Bloyd
Jan 18, 2017
Steven J. Bloyd, 75, died Jan. 18, 2017, at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend. He was born Dec. 19, 1941, at Fairbury, Neb., the son of Donald E. and Valentine (Dickerson) Bloyd. He married Judy Hilger July 14, 1964, at Lakin. He was an electrician for ElPaso Corporation. Mr. Bloyd was a United States Army veteran. He enjoyed...
Alvera Ann Tinkel
Jan 17, 2017
Alvera Ann Tinkel, 92, died Jan. 17, 2017, at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend. She was born Oct. 14, 1924, at Ellinwood, the daughter of Jacob and Pauline (Wess) Melcher. She married Frank Tinkel, Jr., June 21, 1948, at Ellinwood. He died Dec. 11, 1985. A Great Bend resident since 1974, coming from Albert, Mrs. Tinkel was a...
Pvt. Russel Irvin Birt
Jan 17, 2017
Pvt. Russel Irvin Birt, 21, died Jan. 17, 2017, at Rosepine, La. He was born March 10, 1995, at Dalhart, Texas, the son of Kenneth A., Sr. and Donna M. (Mendenhall) Birt. He was a private in the United States Army.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping and working on his pickups.
Survivors include his parents, Kenneth and...
